HCPL branches will close on Thursday, April 2 at 5 PM and will be closed April 3 through April 5. We will reopen on Monday, April 6 for regular hours.Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Library will be open Thursday April 2 until 10 PM.

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Did you lose track of some personal property around the time that you visited the library? Maybe you accidentally left it here. Give us a description of what you lost, and we'll check our lost and found collection. We'd be happy to reunite you with your stuff!

Precinct 4’s Fun4Seniors has some great trips coming up for folks age 50 and better. Call the Senior Adult Program at 281-893-3726 for all the details that are left out this brief summary.
* On Thursday, April 17, they will take participants to Rienzi, a MFAH house museum, for a guided tour. This lovely house was designed by prominent Houston architect John Staub in 1952 and is located on a beautifully landscaped 4-acre lot in River Oaks. It houses a substantial collection of European decorative arts, paintings, furnishings, porcelain, and miniatures. This is an amazing bargain at $6.
* On Tuesday, April 29, participants will be transported to Pct. 4’s Big Stone Lodge for a yummy lunch and a “hootenany” of southern, country, and bluegrass gospel music. Another amazing deal for just a $5 suggested donation.

If you have requested a library item from another branch and you realize that it is likely to arrive when you are out of town, you can suspend your request until a more convenient date, without losing your place in line. To suspend a request through our web site, go to “my account,” log in with your library card number and PIN, and click “hold requests.” Next to “Requested items not yet available,” select the date that you want the hold to reactivate, put check marks in the boxes next to the items you want to suspend and click the “change status” button. That’s it. Your requests will automatically reactivate on the date that you chose. Feel free to talk to the staff about suspending requests.

It’s time again to fill out those pesky income tax forms. Fortunately, AARP volunteers trained by the IRS will once again be at the Fairbanks Library 3 days per week to help people complete and file their federal income tax forms. There are no age or income requirements for receiving help from the volunteers. They will be here from February 1 through April 14, Mondays from 1 pm - 5 pm, Thursdays from 1 pm - 5 pm, and Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm. The volunteers offer assistance only in person (not by telephone) and only on a first come, first served basis (no appointments).

The Pct. 4 Fun4Seniors trip to Santa’s Wonderland in College Station was great! The Wonderland is open through December 30, in case you want to stretch out your holidays. Keep your eyes on our events calendar for more Fun4Seniors trips.

Information for Persons with Disabilities: Harris County Public Library will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who are interested in attending library programs. To make a request for yourself or someone you know, please notify the Branch Librarian two working days in advance of the program.